Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-17

But an additional engine house has been
pulit' new engine and appliances purchased
anu bell tower erected. These have cost
., ga %. fhcse improvements and additions
gre htrmRnent.spd like expenses will not en-
Ter INTO the next years accounts.
WATER DEPARTMENT.
This department is one of the few that
yield u revenue
1t bias paid in $4,000 50; s3o,Ol2 30 has been
Cnh Hged To It's account. OF this amount 81 -
leS 40 was for extension Of mains. SIS Is for
the repair and disappearance Of the o!u city
pumps, 81, SOB - for artcsian wells ana ma
cnlnrry Tor sinking them. DeducunE these
amounts, viz: 50 ,58l 81, from the $50 OLE 30.
we nave $50, 400 "A. This deducted from the
e4f,sOS 6e leaves s2I, t62 81, tho net iacOme
from the water works.
Ii has been determined by the Council to
supply the city, II possible with artesian
water. Machinery and apparatus have been
purchased for digging the wells. One has
been sunk IN Greene equare for the purpose Of
supplying that locality, and the results APP
pear 10 be satisfactory. A number of wells
WIZ DE sunk at the site Of the water works,
anu from these water VIII he supplied through
Lns mains OF the water works ia place OF the
river water. Two wells nave been finished
there-oae twO-inch> and one six-inch. A
Ten inch well ID nearl ycomple ted.
ihe Feenlt from The wells now flowing seems
70 lGstlfy tue belief that Two more ten-lnch
wells Ia addition to the one now under way
VIII yield an ample supply OF water. The
estimated cost Of this lie $40 900.
should the experiment succeed we Viii have
tno opportunity of being supplied with either
or Doth the artesian or river water.
THE HEALTH AND CEMETBnY DEPART-
MENr.
Under the heads of Board OF ReRlth,"
Quarantine" ana Laurel Grove Cemetery"
Ia The 7 reasurer's report will be found a
statement OF the accounts OF this department.
The salaries OF the Heslth Ofncer, City
Physicians. Quarantine Officer Keepers Of
the city Dlspens6ry, Keeper Of the Cemetery,
aid all The expenses of Keeping up the quar-
anime station, Oi cleansing and dlSlOfecting
the CITY mot including the Scayenger's De-
psrtmenil, keeping up Laurel Grove Gene
terry. as well ~ the chaTities di "pensed for The
maintenance OF tho INDECENT siok at the hos
pita!s. are charged TO Ihis department.
The expenses of this department have been
"a. 1887 Al, less $ll, $40 So receipts. Of these re-
ceipts 81, aS4 came from quarantine, 1899 II
from work done In cleansing the oitY, tor
which property owners have paid, Lard ST. 1853 10
from Laurel Grove Cemetery for burial fees
ami sale of lots.
TIVE QUARANTINE has been of no expense
thls year as no WORK oil any consequence has
been done there. As some changes and re-
pairs are required the surplus of receipts
over disbursements viii soon I've absorbed.
CHARITIEs.-Ih city mas no hospital o. its
own for dispensing public charity. 1t assists
largely IN maintaining the private hospitals
and provides physicians and medicines for
the poor. For the care of patients the city
has paid during the year:
To savannah Hospital. 500 90
To St. Josephs Infirmary ............ $500 90
To Georgia Infrnary go. 2,400 o.
IS, 600 90
For medicines and maintaining city
dlspensary .......................$ l3l7 90
For salaries Of city physicians. 1890 90
For burial expenses o. poor Genuine. 1863 90
For maintenance of small pox hos
..................... 6Ss 80
Sl5,S44 70